Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楩lora (11): Bulbs and tubers鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
Flora (11): Bulbs and tubers
笔补濒腻峁囜笉耻 (II.4. 148; p. 118)鈥�
[Onion:]
笔补濒腻峁囜笉耻 is a bulb which has a certain aroma. It is also known as 濒补迟腻谤办补 and dudruma.
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 specifies that the green onion is 濒补迟腻谤办补 and the bluish variety is 濒补惫补迟腻谤办补鈥�
tatra harite tatra n墨le pal膩峁囜笉au lat膩rko lavat膩rk膩khya岣� |
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 explains that it is also called dudruma as it is inauspicious probably referring to the custom that the onions are debarred in religious cuisines, especially cuisine intended for manes鈥�
诲耻峁ａ弓辞 drumo'pavitratv膩t |
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 observes that Dhanvantari (IV. 71) calls them commonly as 产丑补惫补苍别峁ａ弓补 mukunda and 尘耻办丑补诲奴峁办补 referring to its bad odour. He accepts the green variety as 濒补迟腻谤办补 and dudruma. He is silent about the blue variety鈥�
诲丑补苍惫补苍迟补谤颈蝉迟惫补产丑别诲别苍腻丑补鈥�
辫补濒腻峁囜笉耻r产丑补惫补苍别峁ａ弓补艣ca mukundo 尘耻办丑补诲奴峁办补岣� |
hari峁噊nya 辫补濒腻峁囜笉耻stu lat膩rko dudruma艣ca sa岣� |
艢耻艣谤耻迟补 speaks of 10 varieties of onion. He names them as follows鈥�1) 濒补艣耻苍补 2) 诲墨谤驳丑补辫补迟谤补 3) picagandha 4) 尘补丑补耻峁诲丑补 5) 辫丑补谤补峁嘺 6) 辫补濒腻峁囜笉耻 7) 濒补惫补迟腻谤办补 8) 补辫补谤腻箩颈迟补 9) 驳峁浢眏补苍补 10) 测补惫补苍别峁ａ弓补.
Even in modern Botany, both garlic and onion are grouped together since they belong to the same family liliacea, their morphology being similar. 骋峁浢眏补苍补 is a small red coloured variety of garlic. Due to the medicinal property contained in them their grouping is justified.